# Blue Star to invest Rs 550 crore in new plant in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh

Blue Star Ltd is investing around Rs 550 crore to build a greenfield manufacturing plant in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, to produce room ACs with a capacity of 12 lakh units per annum, creating around 1,500 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-09-29
- Where: Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, India, India
- Value: $74.0M (5.50B INR)
- Jobs: 1,500
- Starts operating: Jul 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 12 lakh units per annum
- Products: room air conditioners, heat exchangers, sheet metal components
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [Blue Star](https://endata.com/companies/7213.md)
- [Blue Star Climatech](https://endata.com/companies/58004.md)
- [Blue Star](https://endata.com/companies/7213.md) (partner)
- [Blue Star Climatech](https://endata.com/companies/58004.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [business-standard.com](https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/blue-star-to-invest-rs-550-cr-on-new-plant-in-andhra-s-sri-city-121092900583_1.html), 2021-09-29: "Aligning ourselves to the Make in India' initiative and by leveraging on the PLI scheme by the Indian government, we intend to manufacture certain components in-house at this facility."
- [sricity.in](https://sricity.in/en/news_events/blue-star-climatech-breaks-ground-for-its-production-unit-in-sri-city/), 2021-09-29: "M/s Blue Star Climatech Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Star Ltd., held groundbreaking ceremony in Sri City on Wednesday, marking the start of construction of its plant for manufacturing air-conditioners (AC) and components."
- [thermalcontrolmagazine.com](https://www.thermalcontrolmagazine.com/news/blue-star-to-invest-%e2%82%b9550-cr-on-new-plant-in-andhras-sri-city/), 2021-10-01: "The company would invest around ₹550 crore over the next few years for setting up a greenfield manufacturing unit at Sri City, in Andhra Pradesh."

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